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fulguration(dictionary)

fulguration (iou)



fulguration noun. M17.
[Latin fulguratio(n-) lightning, esp. sheet-lightning, from fulgurat-: see FULGURATE, -ATION.]
The action of lightening or flashing like lightning; usu. in pl., flashes of lightning. Now rare. M17.
fig.: E. Caird The continual fulgurations of deity.
In assaying, a brightening in the appearance of a molten metal when only a thin film of lead remains on its surface. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
Medicine. The destruction of tissue by means of diathermy. E20.